| Environment - Conventions & agreements |
| Biological diversity for food and agriculture |
| FAO's goal is to help build a food-secure world for present and future generations, through access of all people at all times to sufficient nutritionally adequate and safe food. This requires the conservation and utilization of biological diversity, particularly biological diversity for food and agriculture, within sustainable ecosystems. FAO assists in the implementation of biodiversity-related c... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/EPdirect/EPre0063.htm |
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| Environment - Conventions & agreements |
| FAO report for the Third Conference of Parties of the Convention to Combat Desertification (CCD) |
| This report to the conference, held in Recife, Brazil, 16-29 November 1999, reviews FAO's past and current activities in the fight against desertification, including monitoring and normative programmes as well as field projects. |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/EPdirect/EPre0090.htm |
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| Environment - Conventions & agreements |
| Report: Sustaining agricultural biodiversity and agro-ecosystem functions |
| This report was presented at the International Technical Workshop organized jointly by FAO and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, in Rome, 2-4 December 1998. The workshop resulted in a set of provisional recommendations for the further development and implementation of an integrated Work Programme on Agricultural Biodiversity. The article contains the workshop context, term... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/EPdirect/EPre0080.htm |
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| Environment - Conventions & agreements |
| Conservation and use of biological diversity and genetic resources |
| The article examines various issues, including biodiversity and genetic resources, aquatic ecosystems, plant genetic resources, animal genetic resources and wildlife, tropical forests, and the role of FAO in these areas. |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/EPdirect/EPre0007.htm |
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| Environment - Conventions & agreements |
| Short history of the Convention on Biodiversity |
| This paper presents a brief overview of the Convention on Biodiversity and its objectives. |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/frdirect/EPre0009.htm |
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